Food PresentationsFood is one of the most important parts of any culture. Indeed, one of your most interesting experiences living abroad will be learning about the culture through their cuisine. To prepare you for this experience, Mrs. Sulkey, a gastronomically gifted Talbot, will introduce you to your country’s cuisine. To get ready for Mrs. Sulkey, please research the following topics. Answer these questions with complete sentences and upload to the Wiki when you are finished.---M.H. 1. What foods are commonly eaten?
Fried rice, chicken, fried shrimp, noodles, soy beans, tofu curd, shark, seaweed, frogs snakes dog and cat.
2. What does a typical breakfast consist of? Lunch? Dinner? At what times are these meals eaten?
Breakfast foods vary widely from place to place, but often include a carbohydrate such as grains, fruit and/or vegetable, protein, dairy, and beverage. Coffee, tea, juice, breakfast cereals, pancakes, sausages, bacon, sweet breads, fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans, muffins, crumpets and toast with butter and/or jam or marmalade are common examples of breakfast foods, though a large range of preparations and ingredients are associated with breakfast globally.
A traditional Chinese lunch at home would probably consist of left-overs from dinner the night before. That would include rice (of course), a vegetable dish (steamed or stir-fried), and a meat dish (common would be chicken, pork and sometimes fish).
As for dinner, pork or chicken were very common as well as shrimp, vegetable, rice, scallops and tofu dishes all served in any way imaginable from fried to baked.
3. What are some (at least two) famous recipes from your country?
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· Stir-Fried Spicy Chicken Tenders
4. What are some foods from this country that are commonly eaten in your country? Are the foods prepared differently here than in this country?
Chicken, pork, noodles, rice, shrimp, and eggs, are all eaten in America and China. As for preparation, America has thrown its own twist on Chinese cuisine but we can still find genuine Chinese food in America.
5. What is your personal opinion of this country’s food? What looks appetizing? What looks repulsive? How do you think you are going to do eating this food every day?
I love Chinese cuisine, one of my favorite categories of food. I don’t think I will have any trouble eating Chinese food everyday.
6. Create your group’s visual. This could be a posterboard, a Powerpoint, or a Glogster, for example. Language Lessons
What is the drinking age for your country?18. Alcoholic beverages have been around in China for hundreds of years.
What is the social norm for drinking? Banquets, parties, and celebrations, which is similar to the drinking occasions in the U.S.
What is the most common cultural choice of alcohol? (Ex. U.S.- whiskey)Yellow Wine. Yellow Wine comes from rice and has a yellow-beige coloring. It also contains 20% less alcohol than average alcoholic beverages. It can also be used in cooking.
What is the country’s legal stance on marijuana use?Marijuana is illegal in China and the use of it and being caught will cause you to go to jail.
What is the most commonly abused illegal drug in your country?
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1. What foods are commonly eaten?
- Fried rice, chicken, fried shrimp, noodles, soy beans, tofu curd, shark, seaweed, frogs snakes dog and cat.
2. What does a typical breakfast consist of? Lunch? Dinner? At what times are these meals eaten?- Breakfast foods vary widely from place to place, but often include a carbohydrate such as grains, fruit and/or vegetable, protein, dairy, and beverage. Coffee, tea, juice, breakfast cereals, pancakes, sausages, bacon, sweet breads, fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs, mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans, muffins, crumpets and toast with butter and/or jam or marmalade are common examples of breakfast foods, though a large range of preparations and ingredients are associated with breakfast globally.
- A traditional Chinese lunch at home would probably consist of left-overs from dinner the night before. That would include rice (of course), a vegetable dish (steamed or stir-fried), and a meat dish (common would be chicken, pork and sometimes fish).
- As for dinner, pork or chicken were very common as well as shrimp, vegetable, rice, scallops and tofu dishes all served in any way imaginable from fried to baked.
3. What are some (at least two) famous recipes from your country?· Stir-Fried Spicy Chicken Tenders
4. What are some foods from this country that are commonly eaten in your country? Are the foods prepared differently here than in this country?- Chicken, pork, noodles, rice, shrimp, and eggs, are all eaten in America and China. As for preparation, America has thrown its own twist on Chinese cuisine but we can still find genuine Chinese food in America.
5. What is your personal opinion of this country’s food? What looks appetizing? What looks repulsive? How do you think you are going to do eating this food every day?- I love Chinese cuisine, one of my favorite categories of food. I don’t think I will have any trouble eating Chinese food everyday.
6. Create your group’s visual. This could be a posterboard, a Powerpoint, or a Glogster, for example.Language Lessons
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What is the drinking age for your country?18. Alcoholic beverages have been around in China for hundreds of years.
What is the social norm for drinking? Banquets, parties, and celebrations, which is similar to the drinking occasions in the U.S.
What is the most common cultural choice of alcohol? (Ex. U.S.- whiskey)Yellow Wine. Yellow Wine comes from rice and has a yellow-beige coloring. It also contains 20% less alcohol than average alcoholic beverages. It can also be used in cooking.
What is the country’s legal stance on marijuana use?Marijuana is illegal in China and the use of it and being caught will cause you to go to jail.
What is the most commonly abused illegal drug in your country?